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Metrology and Inspection PYQs (previous year questions) for GATE ME: Metrology and Inspection (Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering) had 14 questions across the 11 official GATE ME papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 10 of them. Asked in 10 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Surface Roughness, Limits and Fits, Tolerance Analysis.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 10 of 11 years.
| Year | Questions |
|---|---|
| GATE ME 2026 | 1 |
| GATE ME 2025 | 1 |
| GATE ME 2024 | Not asked |
| GATE ME 2023 | 3 |
| GATE ME 2022 | 1 |
| GATE ME 2021 | 1 |
| GATE ME 2020 | 2 |
| GATE ME 2019 | 1 |
| GATE ME 2018 | 1 |
| GATE ME 2017 | 2 |
| GATE ME 2016 | 1 |
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Roughness | 4 | 4 | 2026, 2021, 2020, 2017 |
| Limits and Fits | 3 | 3 | 2025, 2022, 2019 |
| Angle Measurement | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Coordinate Measuring Machine | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gauges | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Interferometry | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Process Capability | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Sine Bar | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Tolerance Analysis | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
How to practise Metrology and Inspection PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Metrology and Inspection questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.
Questions by year
Each line gives the question number, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.
GATE ME2026
- Q.33 · MCQ · Surface Roughness: Ten-point height of a surface profile (official answer: A) PDF
GATE ME2025
- Q.25 · MCQ · Limits and Fits: Type of fit for a given hole and shaft tolerance (official answer: C) PDF
GATE ME2023
- Q.53 · NAT · Tolerance Analysis: Six-sigma upper limit of a dimension from two normal dimensions (official answer: 16.4–16.6) PDF
- Q.54 · NAT · Coordinate Measuring Machine: Distance between two CMM-fitted planes (official answer: 4.999–5.001) PDF
- Q.56 · NAT · Interferometry: Height difference of slip gauges using an optical flat (official answer: 8.999–9.001) PDF
GATE ME2022
- Q.20 · MCQ · Limits and Fits: Type of fit for a given shaft and hole tolerance (official answer: B) PDF
GATE ME2021
- Q.10 · MCQ · Surface Roughness: Ra of a square-wave roughness profile (official answer: B) PDF
GATE ME2020
GATE ME2019
- Q.36 · MCQ · Limits and Fits: Minimum hole size for clearance on a coated shaft (official answer: B) PDF
GATE ME2018
- Q.25 · NAT · Sine Bar: Slip gauge height for a sine bar to measure a taper (official answer: 57.000–58.000) PDF
GATE ME2017
GATE ME2016
- Q.25 · MCQ · Gauges: Match gauges with what they measure (official answer: A) PDF
Other Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering topics
- Engineering Materials PYQs
- Casting, Forming and Joining PYQs
- Machining and Machine Tools PYQs
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing PYQs
- Production Planning and Control PYQs
- Inventory Control PYQs
- Operations Research PYQs
FAQ
How many Metrology and Inspection questions come in GATE ME?
In the official papers we tagged: 1 in 2026, 1 in 2025, 3 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 2 in 2020, 1 in 2019, 1 in 2018, 2 in 2017 and 1 in 2016. Not asked in the other year. That is 14 questions in all, about 9% of Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering.
Which Metrology and Inspection topics repeat in GATE ME?
Asked in the most papers: Surface Roughness, Limits and Fits, Tolerance Analysis. The concept table lists every one with its count.
Are these official GATE ME questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official GATE ME paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.